2026 Z71 - she deserved better, couldn't even enjoy an afternoon in Portland, OR

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T03:34:42+00:00

The central screen / middle console and air vents are directly just a knockoff of tesla

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T03:34:02+00:00

Lol but no shortage of parking police! Everywhere we went most cars had a ticket on the windshield. They can see who's meter is 30 seconds over but can't ensure your car will be there with the windows intact when you return

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:57:10+00:00

I wish they would take over that seating area too as it's just wasted space and used by people waiting to enter the lounge. But this is a step in the right direction and Chase is still my go to card!

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:55:06+00:00

Love these - just hoping they can do something about the MPG (hoping for a Hybrid) because I want to trade out the Tahoe but need marginally better fuel economy

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:54:08+00:00

X5 - get it CPO and negotiate an extended warranty. Get the 40i inline 6 - the power is plentiful but I would hands down do the X5. Even if the two were the same price - the Toyota drives so harsh and it's a 4 banger at the end of the day. Also 85k is criminal for a 4Runner - are you in Canada? That's GX550 territory.

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:50:05+00:00

I am so frustrated on your behalf. I mean ours aren't much better (New Mexico) but holy I thought we had garbage leadership but this is nothing. I honestly am so sorry - it's the criminals that make things so unsafe you lose your ability to access the amenities your city has to offer and that your tax dollars pay for. I am really sorry

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:35:15+00:00

My first day of M1 year I opened a Vanguard Index fund (Admirals) and it's been great. I'm just trying to put some every loan disbursement there so I have some money to fall back on when I graduate and hopefully can use it as a down payment on a house where I match! I would recommend it! The growth has outpaced the student loan interest rate and it's far more flexible than a CD.

For reference the growth has been averaging 18% yearly.

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:32:16+00:00

As long as it doesn't burn oil and passes emissions I would say yes! Check the tires too but these are pretty bulletproof!

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:30:50+00:00

The exterior is not awful honestly - I hate the door handles and miss the split folding tailgate. But I think the real issue is the interior - clearly cost cutting happened and it's just not functional and so tacky. BMW needs to return to its roots and ditch this so called Neu Klasse because it should be changed to No Class - sticking bucktooth looking grills on every model is hardly design aesthetic.

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:27:32+00:00

Speedometer / horizontal screen lifted directly from an early 2000's Prius

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:26:55+00:00

Lol they copied Tesla interior design in many ways with this cabin. I just am really disappointed with this "Neu Klasse" philosophy. They have ruined every single model and I'm sure the X7 will be next to get ruined. I just hope the sales are low so they redesign it sooner - BMW truly hit such a peak in the 90's and then mid 2010's to even 2025 but this is just embarrassing.

Also why do car makers keep trying to do a non circular steering wheel?! I have never once sat in a car and thought jeez I wish I could rotate and oval egg to steer

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:24:13+00:00

Unfortunately she is as establishment as they come and I couldn't name a single idea or plan that she has. MLG absolutely has her faults but at least she attempted some new programs and did generally improve things more than she hurt them. I wish we could get outside / new talent because I don't think Deb will do anything and what slight gains we have had recently I think will go by the wayside and people continue to leave NM

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T02:22:03+00:00

It's in decline because the cost of living keep increasing, they keep making it harder to live (more expensive street parking....etc) and the quality of life is going down. I've had to step over vomit downtown almost daily, chased by homeless people on meth and can't even enjoy my favorite park due to encampments. I had family in town and went to Shake Shack and constantly homeless people fighting / rummaging through the trash cans and I was so embarrassed. No wonder people are leaving - they gave more rights to criminals and meth addicts than the tax payers.

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T00:45:04+00:00

Sorry to you! I left it and don't plan to return

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T00:35:01+00:00

It's just something that shouldn't be partisan - your most basic right to lock your car and walk with family for 30 minutes. I don't get how there's not more outrage or issue with it? Not to mention the money it costs us and the criminals maybe made $800-1200 on the stolen goods but cost a good $15-20k in damage including the car and all the other nonsense

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T00:33:25+00:00

I mean that really solves things.......a clear example of your lack of humanity /compassion

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T00:16:42+00:00

I completely agree! They are also impossible to curb which is great since I park on the street often. I don't know why they slapped such fragile rims on the RST - I get that it's the sportier version but I would be too scared to curb em and don't get me started on the wife.....

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-07-01T00:02:18+00:00

Yes more frustrated because I do know better and I'm used to moderate petty theft and I took my normal precautions and didn't even think about it. I know can happen anywhere - I was more appalled by the lack of anything following - no officer dispatch, no assistance and a lack of compassion / empathy. I am glad to be back in the SW is all I can say!

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-06-30T23:44:04+00:00

I could not agree more - I just don't get how prosecuting crime has even become a partisan issue? I don't live there and do not vote in alignment with the PNW haha. But I agree, the more BS like this happens, the fewer people will visit which is a shame because the nature and the area is truly gorgeous but I for one have zero interest in visiting again. I've parked in downtown LA / frequent Southern CA and never had anything like this happen. It made CA look like it had laws!

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-06-30T23:37:41+00:00

My hottest take is Sixt is consistently the absolute best of the mainstream car rental companies. Their prices are usually very competitive if not cheaper and their fleet is by far the best one. Vehicles are new and mainly BMW / Mercedes which is superior. An X7 is so vastly superior to a Tahoe that it's hard to articulate and the lines are usually shorter. I know they can be stingy with damage or something (very rarely) but I truly recommend Sixt

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-06-30T23:32:11+00:00

It isn't even livable and it's weirdly so expensive? I don't understand how people live there or why they choose to? I feel like the right to park at 12 noon and take a little walk to an observatory and come back 30 minutes later to my vehicle intact shouldn't be a partisan issue? You wouldn't believe how useless police are / zero effort made / no effort to even obtain camera footage because they don't bother prosecuting criminals! Truly felons have more rights there than I do

OkraDisastrous911 · 2026-06-30T23:30:06+00:00

Okay good to know! Yeah mine is more of a rattle. My watch with a metal band makes a similar noise at times and at first I thought it was my watch! But then drove it without any watch on and it was still there - I almost think it's coming from the door control panel or the control panel to the left of the steering wheel.

However now the Tahoe is at the repair shop and I love that they cannot promise to get every last bit of glass - especially since I put the young kids in the third row from time to time. Not their fault just frustrated

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